Soft Tissue Lasers Adjunctive to Orthodontic Treatment
The soft tissue diode laser has become an essential part of the dental practice. Restorative dentistry is a snap with soft tissue lasers. No more retraction cord, no more missed margins on impressions. A 15 second troughing prepares every abutment for a perfect impression. Decay or fracture below the gingival? Why wait for conventional soft tissue surgery when it can be done immediately chairside.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the limitations and advantages of DIode soft tissue lasers for gingivectomies, exposures and frenectomies.
- Review diagnostic factors limiting soft tissue procedures (pocket depth, keratinized tissue.
- Review smile design principles and goals and how they relate to post-orthodontic gingival hypertrophy.